O'Hara's Irish Stout - Carlow Brewing Company

Todd

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +2.6%

01-10-2013 19:31:59 | More by Todd

Jason

Massachusetts

4.38/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Presentation: 11.2 oz brown bottle with a best before date on the back label.

Appearance: Dense bubbly tan lace, great retention. The color is a shade away from pitch black.

Smell: Aromatic roasted smell of coffee and burnt grain.

Taste & Mouth Feel: Velvety smooth with an amazing viscous carbonation with in a moderate body. Creamy malt with mild roasted notes that turn into a dusty charcoal flavor. Clean palate with a light hop bitterness, finish very dry with a lingering charcoal note.

Drinkability & Notes: Highly quaffable, this one gives Guinness Draft a run for its money IMO.

Serving type: bottle

02-27-2005 21:27:53 | More by Jason

shand

Florida

3.84/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

O'Hara's Irish Stout has a honestly amazing pour. It pours black, which is plenty impressive for a 4.5% brew, but the mocha head is huge and retains for an eternity. One of the best looking pours I've seen in a long time. The aroma is a roast and caramel thing, with just a touch of leafy hops. The taste offers a nice roast flavor, with some hints of chocolate, caramel, and the leafy hops from the nose. A pretty decent tasting dry stout. The mouthfeel is on the light side and well carbonated, and the drinkability is good. Overall, O'Hara's is a good Irish Dry Stout that I'd take over Guinness any day.

Serving type: bottle

05-01-2013 00:54:24 | More by shand

svendaddy

4.25/5  rDev +9%

04-29-2013 01:50:28 | More by svendaddy

bennettj1087

New York

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

04-27-2013 12:36:54 | More by bennettj1087

MichaelBuck

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +15.4%

04-24-2013 01:16:48 | More by MichaelBuck

Whatup14

Quebec (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

04-17-2013 14:03:33 | More by Whatup14

tbryan5

Louisiana

4/5  rDev +2.6%

04-05-2013 15:03:29 | More by tbryan5

adamcthomp

Spain

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

03-30-2013 23:06:31 | More by adamcthomp

harpus

Alabama

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

03-28-2013 17:24:56 | More by harpus

Pillowburn

Indiana

4/5  rDev +2.6%

03-27-2013 02:32:15 | More by Pillowburn

cw577enfield

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

03-25-2013 20:51:16 | More by cw577enfield

Travcofarms

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +2.6%

03-25-2013 11:36:21 | More by Travcofarms

Tiernan

Texas

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

03-24-2013 06:19:13 | More by Tiernan

Wally1912

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +15.4%

03-22-2013 22:56:22 | More by Wally1912

BGsWo22

New York

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

03-20-2013 22:54:56 | More by BGsWo22

Celtics76

Rhode Island

3.5/5  rDev -10.3%

03-20-2013 19:22:51 | More by Celtics76

boesesfleisch

California

4/5  rDev +2.6%

03-18-2013 18:16:40 | More by boesesfleisch

bconsidine

Maryland

4/5  rDev +2.6%

03-18-2013 16:01:51 | More by bconsidine

nkp765

Iowa

4/5  rDev +2.6%

03-17-2013 23:46:40 | More by nkp765

kennethkearns

New York

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

03-17-2013 22:35:35 | More by kennethkearns

TheFightfan1

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +9%

03-17-2013 22:25:44 | More by TheFightfan1

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.96/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.25

A: Pours an opaque black in color with some dark amber highlights and a light amount of gentle visible carbonation. The beer has a three finger tall dense foamy dark tan head that slowly reduces to thick layer covering the entire surface of the beer with a slightly thicker ring at the edges of the glass. Moderate amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Light to moderate aromas of roasted malts with some light hints of peat and coffee.

T: Moderate flavors of roasted malts with some lighter notes of bittersweet chocolate and coffee. There is a light to moderate amount of bitterness but it does not linger for long.

M: Light to medium bodied with slightly more than moderate amounts of carbonation. Slightly on the thin side with some light amounts of dryness in the finish.

O: Between the lighter mouthfeel, low ABV, and good flavors this beer is quite easy to drink and very sessionable. I would have no problem knocking back a handful of these in an afternoon/evening.

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2013 18:24:56 | More by dbrauneis

CalbeDacks

North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +9%

03-17-2013 17:32:51 | More by CalbeDacks

freeHorizon

New York

3.75/5  rDev -3.8%

03-16-2013 20:12:30 | More by freeHorizon